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Three people including a child are in a critical condition after an earthquake
struck California’s wine country yesterday morning.

The magnitude 6.0 earthquake, the largest to hit the San Francisco Bay area in
25 years, left tens of thousands without power and damaged historic
buildings.

Seismologists said that it struck at 3.20am local time about 6 miles (10km)
from the city of Napa, rupturing water mains and gas lines.

John Callanan, the Napa fire department operations chief, said the city had
exhausted its own resources trying to extinguish six fires, some in places
with broken water mains; transporting injured residents;

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Karl Luchsinger, a Napa resident, tries to disentangle his daughter’s car after a car port collapsed

2014-08-25 05:06:00.0 AFP/Getty Images

Karl Luchsinger, a Napa resident, tries to disentangle his daughter’s car after a car port collapsed

2014-08-25 05:06:00.0 AFP/Getty Images

The media set up outside the Alexandria Square building, which was damaged by the 6.0 magnitude tremor